This story is developing and will be updated as more details become available.
Update: Feb. 23 at 10:39 a.m.
The University announced that no in-person classes may be held for the entirety of Monday and that the University will remain closed for non-essential personnel throughout Monday.
Instructors may decide either to hold classes remotely or to reschedule for another time.
About 16 inches of snow have fallen in the Princeton area, according to Fox News.
All NJ Transit services will remain suspended “until conditions allow for a safe gradual resumption.”
The University will provide another update on University operations by 8 p.m. Monday.
Luke Grippo contributed reporting.
Feb. 22 at 9:58 p.m.: Monday morning classes to be virtual or rescheduled
The University announced via TigerAlert Sunday evening that classes beginning before noon on Monday will not meet in person. Instructors will decide whether to hold classes remotely or reschedule for another time.
The University will also remain closed to non-essential personnel on Monday. Recreational facilities, University libraries, and the Princeton University Art Museum will be closed.
All NJ Transit services are currently suspended, and rail service will remain suspended through Monday morning.
The New Jersey Office of Emergency Management announced late Sunday afternoon a mandatory travel restriction, which barred “all non-exempt vehicles … from operating on state, county, municipal, and interstate roadways” from 9 p.m. on Sunday to 7 a.m. on Monday. Emergency, public safety, public works, and government vehicles will be exempted.
The Municipality of Princeton announced that its offices will be closed on Monday. The Princeton Council meeting is still scheduled for 7 p.m., but will be held virtually. Olives, Small World Coffee, illy at Earth’s End, Labyrinth Books, and the Arts Council of Princeton will also be closed on Monday.
Both the Campus Club and New College West locations of Coffee Club will open one hour later than usual, at 9 a.m.
The University will provide an update regarding operations, including whether afternoon classes may be held in person, by 11 a.m.
Nico David-Fox, Luke Grippo, and Oliver Wu contributed reporting.
Feb. 22 at 5:38 p.m.: U. closed for non-essential personnel starting at 5 p.m. Sunday
The University has announced that it will be closing for non-essential personnel starting at 5 p.m. Sunday on account of inclement weather. The news comes as a winter nor’easter ravages the Northeast, with more than a foot of snow and strong winds expected in the Princeton area.
All libraries, athletic facilities, and the University Art Museum will be closed. The Class of 1986 Fitness & Wellness Center, Dillon Gym, and the Wilkinson Fitness Center will also be closed. TigerTransit service will be suspended at 6 p.m.
The U-Store will close at 6 p.m. A Wawa employee confirmed to The Daily Princetonian that the store is expected to remain open.
Some local businesses have shuttered their doors; both The Bent Spoon and Small World Coffee announced on Instagram that they closed at 4 p.m.
Dormitories and residential dining facilities will remain open, with the residential dining halls expected to follow their regular hours of operation.
Following the last snowstorm on Jan. 26, University spokesperson Michael Hotchkiss confirmed that essential “staff [were] provided areas on campus or at local hotels to shelter in place for such weather events.”
NJ Transit Bus, Light Rail, and Access Link services will be suspended from 6 p.m., and rail service will end at 9 p.m.
As of Sunday afternoon, the state is under a State of Emergency until Monday, Sherrill announced in a press release. Governor Mikie Sherill urged all residents to stay off the roads and shelter at home.
The storm has prompted the state’s first state-wide blizzard warning in 30 years and severely disrupted travel throughout the region. By Sunday afternoon, over 3,500 domestic and international flights to and from the Northeast had been canceled.
Newark Liberty International Airport saw more than 40 percent of arriving flights and roughly 60 percent of departing flights canceled by midday Sunday.
A number of universities across the Northeast — including Yale, Penn, Columbia, New York University, and Rutgers — have canceled in-person classes for Monday.
Princeton has not yet announced whether Monday classes will go on as scheduled. A further update regarding operations is expected by 9 p.m., according to the initial announcement.
Hayk Yengibaryan is a head News editor emeritus, senior Sports writer, and senior News writer for the ‘Prince.’ He is from Glendale, Calif. and typically covers breaking news and profiles. He can be reached at hy5161[at]princeton.edu.
Please send any corrections to corrections[at]dailyprincetonian.com.
A correction was issued on Feb. 23, 2026: A previous version of the article's abstract stated that all Monday classes would be cancelled; in fact, all Monday classes will be virtual or rescheduled, and in-person classes are not allowed to meet. The ‘Prince’ regrets this error.
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